The Invention Of Jane Harrison
Jane Harrison (1850-1928) was “the first woman in England to be come an academic in the fully professional sense—an ambitious, full-time, salaried university researcher and lecturer. She made important contributions to Classics. Her ghost has a cameo in “A Room of One’s Own.” Mary Beard uses her biography as an opportunity to explore archives, their uses, and their limits. Every archive has a story, and that story has always been manipulated by those who chose what to keep. A fascinating book.